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Group defends industry exclusion from Las Cruces plastic bag ban


LAS CRUCES - The leader of an organization which advocates for the state s restaurants defended the exclusion of the industry from Las Cruces proposed ban on single-use plastic bags at businesses, saying the industry is still recovering from the pandemic and plastic bags are easiest for take-out.
The Las Cruces City Council on Monday expressed support for an ordinance that bans single-use plastic bags at most retail businesses which would go into effect at the start of the next calendar year. Councilors in favor said it would reduce litter, landfill waste and the introduction of microplastics into the environment. 
The city would only ban the thin, plastic carryout bags customers use for groceries and household items when they check out at retail stores which are less than 2.25 mil thick. Laundry bags, bags for newspaper delivery, produce bags, baked good bags and prescription bags would be exempt. ....

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